How are humans harmful to the polar bear?

Answer 1

Polar Bears are very vulnerable to climate change and human hunting. Due to their sheer size, they have no natural predators except themselves. Large males have been known to kill off younger/smaller bears to cut out on competition. Man has been hunting these giant carnivores for centuries for its skin and fur. As of now, approximately 20000 to 25000 animals exist in the Arctic wilderness. Their numbers are steadily declining due to habitat loss and hunting. Oil and Gas exploration in the Arctic too is a significant cause for the decline in Polar Bear numbers. Due to human activity and global warming, the ice caps are melting. So, the effective land that the bears have for hunting is coming down. Pollution too is killing off prey species. So, everything put together is endangering the species.

Answer 2

Pollution caused by humans can melt the ice caps in the Arctic which the polar bears inhabit.

And with the ice caps melting, sea level rises and covers land, which means less land for polar bears.

Answer 3

global warming is endangering the polar bears which live in the tundra climates in the poles of the earth.

increased temperature of the earth is causing the melting of ice and therefore loss of habitat. polar bears need a specific temperature to survive without which they are in danger of extinction.

Answer 4

Humans like to hunt and if they hunt the polar bears they would harm there environment.

Answer 5

they create global warming and climate change